Golf bag supporting attachment



Oct. 4, 1932.

v 1.. s. M DONALD GOLF BAG SUPPORTING, ATTACHMENT Filed July 23. 1930 INVENTOR oZawzenm flZZDozza/d.

ATTORN EY Fatentecl Oct. 4, 1 932 UNITED STATE LAWRENCE s. MCDONALD, ormeooivrs, "WASHINGTON GOLF BAG SUPPORTING .ATTAdHMENT Application filed July 23,

This invention relates to golf club bags, and has reference in particular to means for supporting a bag in an upwardly inclined position whereby the clubs may be more easily .1 removed from, or placed in the bag, and which avoids the wear and damage to thebag that results from its ordinarily being thrown down upon the ground.

It is also an object of the invention to pro- ;jo vide means of the above character in the natur of an attachment that can be easily and readily applied to golf bags of various kinds and sizes.

More specifically stated, the invention re- 13 sides in the provision of a golf bag support comprising a pair of legs pivotally attached to a collar that may be attached about the open end of the bag; the said legs being adapted to be adjusted to a position for supporting the bag in an upright or upwardly directed P position, and also being adapted, when not in use, to be folded against the-bag and out of the way for carrying, by means of cables attached to the legs and to the shoulder strap of the bag.

It is also an object of the invention to provide means in connection with the bag sup.

port for holding the clubs within the bag to prevent wear thereon, or on the rim of the bag, and to hold the clubs in position for ready selection and removal.

Other objects of the invention reside in the various details of construction, and in the combination of parts, and in their mode of I 59 operation, as will hereinafter be described.

In accomplishing the various objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein I Fig. 1 is a perspective'view of the attachment as applied to a bag in use.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofrthe attachment with the legs folded against the bag.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the bag.

Referring more in detail to the draw- 1n 1 designates what may be a golf bag of the usual form or type of construct-ion, and

930. Serial No. 470,043.

provided at oneside with theusual shoulder strap '2,which at one end is attached to the bag as by the rivet 3, and is extended slidably through a loop t'to formthe intermedi- "v atehandle portionf From the loop 4:, it we .tends as a sling for application over the shoulder for carryin-gthe bag, and at its lower end, it is attached to the bag through the medium'of a buckle 5' which permits of adjusting the efiective'length ofthe sling.

The. present bag supporting attachment comprises'a collar portion 6 which is applied aboutthe open end of the bag as illustrated. The collar may be'a strap-and is provided at one end with a buckle 7 and at its oppo-j site 'endhas a seriesof'h'oles 8 which makes possible the ready'application and fitting of the device about bags of difierent size, and permits the collar tobe securely tightened in ace. Pivotally connected to the collar at diametrically opposite sides'by rivets, or the like, 9' are paired legs 1010, somewhat shorter than the length of the bag and adapted to swing from positionsat the sides of the bag, to the supporting positions shown whereby the bag is held in anupwardly inclined position. A radially curved strap 11 "connects the legs ,to hold *them properly spaced, and when the legs are folded-against the bag, the strap conforms to the side of thebag. c J v -'.Connected with the two legs are flexible cords or cables 12 and "12, which extend therefrom across opposite sides of'the bag .and through a loop 5a that is formed as a part'of, or in connection with the'buckle 5 and after passing through thisloop, they are connected with a buckle lid-which is adjustable along the shoulderstrap. i

' In using the device, slackening of the sling strap and cables 1212 permits the legs to be swung outwardly from the bag in position for supporting the latter for ready removal, or placement of the golf clubs. When the s-i bag is picked up by means of'the shoulder strap, the cables are drawn taut by reason of their connection by buckle 1'3 with the strap and this draws the legs inwardly against the I bag, therefore, it is unnecessary that the user do more than pick up the bag by the shoulder strap in order that the legs will be automatically folded against the bag. Proper adjustment of the buckle 13 along the i3 strap is made in accordance with the length of the cables, or to compensate for adjust-' ment oi the sling. strap in the buckle 5. Q In addition to the supporting means, I i also provide the attachment with a cross 13 plate 14, which is fixed at its ends to collar 6 to extend diametrically across the bag'end. This plate is provided with a series of inset open notches 15 within which thegolf clubs, as designated at 16, may be placed to hold i5" them from rubbing together and from rub- 7 bing on the bag edges, thereby preventing wear on the bag and on the clubs and making it possible to more easily select and removed a desired club. a i r 20 A device of this character supports the bag and eliminates the usual wear on the bag that is incident to throwing it on the ground. It also makes possible an easier and readier placement of clubs, or. their removal, and is 25 automatic in so far as the folding of the legs against the bag is concerned. a I

It is apparent that changes of minor de-. tails of construction might be made without departing from the spirit of the invention sotherefore, it is not desired that the claim limit the device to the details shown, but that it be liberally interpreted in accordance with the invention disclosed. c Having thus described my invention what so I claim as new therein and desire to secure 7 by Letters Patent, is: p In combination, a golf bag having a sling strap, and supporting means for the bag 7 comprising a pair oflegs pivotally attached co to the upper end of the bag at opposite sides thereof to swing outwardly at. one side to support the bag in an upwardly inclined position, a cable guide loop attached to the bag a substantial distance below its upper. end 5 and on the table opposite that to which the legs open, cables attached to the legs and extended about opposite sides of the bag and through said loop and attached to the sling strap whereby the legs will be drawn against gothe bag incident to supporting the bag by the sling. V

Signed at Tacoma, Washington, this 17th day of July, 1930. I v I LAWRENCE S. MCDONALD. 

